Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52–54
# Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T52–54

Men's 400m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes.

## T52

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Toshihiro Takada, representing Japan.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dean Bergeron (CAN) | 1:01.77 | Q |
| 2 | Abdellah Ez Zine (MAR) | 1:04.35 | Q |
| 3 | Beat Bosch (SUI) | 1:04.53 | Q |
| 4 | Lachlan Jones (AUS) | 1:05.21 | q |
| 5 | Ian Rice (CAN) | 1:06.79 | |
| | Santiago Velazquez (MEX) | 1:27.30 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andre Beaudoin (CAN) | 1:01.61 | Q |
| 2 | Toshihiro Takada (JPN) | 1:02.03 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) | 1:02.25 | Q |
| 4 | Peth Rungsri (THA) | 1:02.64 | q |
| 5 | Salvador Hernandez (MEX) | 1:03.61 | |
| | Paul Nitz (USA) | 1:14.65 | |

### Final Round

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Toshihiro Takada (JPN) | 1:58.68 |
| | Andre Beaudoin (CAN) | 1:58.69 |
| | Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) | 2:00.42 |
| 4 | Abdellah Ez Zine (MAR) | 2:02.06 |
| 5 | Dean Bergeron (CAN) | 2:02.99 |
| 6 | Salvador Hernandez (MEX) | 2:05.58 |
| 7 | Peth Rungsri (THA) | 2:10.75 |
| 8 | Beat Bosch (SUI) | 2:14.21 |

## T53

The T53 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Hamad Aladwani, representing Kuwait.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Adam Bleakney (USA) | 51.54 | Q |
| 2 | Pichet Krungget (THA) | 51.72 | Q |
| 3 | Charles Tolle (FRA) | 54.04 | |
| 4 | Susumu Kangawa (JPN) | 54.04 | |
| 5 | Roger Puigbo (ESP) | 54.25 | |
| 6 | Jason Lachance (CAN) | 54.68 | |
| | Edison Kasumaj (SUI) | 55.74 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamad Aladwani (KUW) | 51.25 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre Fairbank (FRA) | 52.37 | Q |
| 3 | Sopa Intasen (THA) | 53.41 | |
| 4 | Jun Hiromichi (JPN) | 53.77 | |
| 5 | Mikhail Terentiev (RUS) | 54.60 | |
| 6 | Christopher Waddell (USA) | 54.68 | |
| 7 | Barry Patriquin (CAN) | 57.32 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Joshua George (USA) | 51.25 | Q |
| 2 | Hong Suk Man (KOR) | 52.37 | Q |
| 3 | Richard Colman (AUS) | 53.41 | Q |
| 4 | Jaime Ramirez Valencia (MEX) | 53.77 | q |
| 5 | Heinz Frei (SUI) | 54.60 | |
| 6 | Sergey Shilov (RUS) | 54.68 | |
| 7 | Eric Gauthier (CAN) | 57.32 | |
| 8 | John Fulham (IRL) | 55.12 | |

### Final Round

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Hamad Aladwani (KUW) | 50.04 |
| | Hong Suk Man (KOR) | 50.05 |
| | Joshua George (USA) | 50.46 |
| 4 | Pichet Krungget (THA) | 51.03 |
| 5 | Adam Bleakney (USA) | 51.23 |
| 6 | Richard Colman (AUS) | 51.68 |
| 7 | Pierre Fairbank (FRA) | 51.96 |
| 8 | Jaime Ramirez Valencia (MEX) | 53.19 |

## T54

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats and a final. It was won by Kenny van Weeghel, representing Netherlands.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rawat Tana (THA) | 48.82 | Q |
| 2 | Jeff Adams (CAN) | 48.98 | Q |
| 3 | David Weir (GBR) | 49.26 | q |
| 4 | Sebastian Cleem (GER) | 49.37 | q |
| 5 | Yoshifumi Nagao (JPN) | 49.67 | |
| 6 | Gonzalo Valdovinos Gonzalez (MEX) | 50.13 | |
| 7 | Ludovic Gapenne (FRA) | 51.90 | |
| 8 | Li Jun (CHN) | 51.91 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) | 47.65 | Q |
| 2 | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) | 48.39 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Figl (GER) | 48.57 | |
| 4 | Fernando Sanchez Nava (MEX) | 48.83 | |
| 5 | Claude Issorat (FRA) | 49.46 | |
| 6 | Ampai Sualuang (THA) | 50.35 | |
| 7 | Vicente Arzo (ESP) | 52.26 | |
| 8 | Mukhtar Kamysbayev (KAZ) | 1:02.59 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenny van Weeghel (NED) | 47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Hug (SUI) | 47.77 | Q |
| 3 | Supachai Koysub (THA) | 47.96 | |
| 4 | Zhang Lixin (CHN) | 48.35 | |
| 5 | Freddy Sandoval (MEX) | 49.01 | |
| 6 | Alhassane Balde (GER) | 49.04 | |
| 7 | Richard Nicholson (AUS) | 49.28 | |
| 8 | Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA) | 52.61 | |

### Final Round

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Kenny van Weeghel (NED) | 47.45 |
| | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) | 47.67 |
| | Jeff Adams (CAN) | 47.73 |
| 4 | Rawat Tana (THA) | 48.14 |
| 5 | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) | 48.26 |
| 6 | Zhang Lixin (CHN) | 48.72 |
| 7 | Supachai Koysub (THA) | 49.01 |
| 8 | Marcel Hug (SUI) | 49.30 |
